The use of intravenous nitroglycerin for cervico-uterine relaxation: a review of the literature.
The safety, predictability, and ease of intravenous administration of nitroglycerin (NTG) have been firmly documented. In recent years, intravenous NTG has come to the attention of the obstetrician as a potent uterine relaxant. Intravenous nitroglycerin has been used to relax the uterus during manual extraction of retained placenta and to permit replacement of a contracted, completely prolapsed, inverted uterus. The use of this agent as a tocolytic has previously been reported in cesarean delivery of twins, in cases of intra partum external cephalic version, and for internal intrapartum podalic version of the second twin. This new procedure was also used for fetal head entrapment after vaginal breech delivery. The authors report a review of the literature about this subject.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, University of Lille, France.
Vinatier
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Puech
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D001946:Breech Presentation; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009215:Myometrium / Q000187:drug effects*; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013513:Obstetric Surgical Procedures; D018457:Placenta, Retained / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D019687:Uterine Inversion / Q000188:drug therapy
D015149:Tocolytic Agents; D005996:Nitroglycerin